BACKGROUND Amniotic fluid (AF) is a dynamic and complex mixture. Up to now, little is known about the physiological functions of AF in the process of fetal development. We suppose that AF carries components such as proteins or peptides, which contribute to the regulation of fetal development. METHODS Compositions including biochemical components and tumor markers were determined in human AF, ...

The role of contingency awareness in classical conditioning experiments using human subjects is currently under debate. This study took a novel approach to manipulating contingency awareness in a differential Pavlovian conditioning paradigm. Complex sine wave gratings were used as visual conditional stimuli (CS). By manipulating the fundamental spatial frequency of the displays, we were able to...

background: considering the increasing rates of early hospital discharge and kernicterus in healthy full term newborns, timely identification of neonates at risk of severe hyperbilirubinemia is of great significance. the aim of this study was to investigate the predictive value of umbilical cord serum (ucs) bilirubin level for subsequent hyperbilirubinemia. moreover, we compared the predictive ...

“Introduction and formulation of the problem” from a paper read in Spanish at the First LatinAmerican Psycho-Analytic Congress in Buenos Aires, August 1956, and published in 1959 as: “Expression in Symbolic Logic of the Characteristics of the System Ucs or the Logic of the System Ucs”. International Journal of Psycho-Analysis 40: 1-5. http://www.blackwellpublishing.com/ The definitive version i...

BACKGROUND Unilateral coronal synostosis (UCS) often causes notable facial twist in affected patients. This condition occurs when the midface deviates toward the synostotic side, and the lower face deviates away from the synostotic side. The exact underlying mechanism for this phenomenon remains unclear. It has been proposed that premature fusion of facial sutures may play a role in the formati...

RESULTS: The study included 18 patients with UCS and 19 controls. The average age at time of scan was 5.7 ± 2.2 months for UCS and 5.7 ± 2.9 months for controls (p=0.988). Overall cranial vault volume did not differ between UCS and controls (p= 0.250). Nearly all angles measured between the synostosed side of UCS and control patients—posterior fossa deflection angle (18.0 ± 5.2 vs. 2.4 ± 2.1, r...

The aim of this study was to clarify the genetic backgrounds underlying the clinicopathological characteristics of urothelial carcinomas (UCs). Array comparative genomic hybridization analysis using a 244K oligonucleotide array was performed on 49 samples of UC tissue. Losses of 2q33.3-q37.3, 4p15.2-q13.1 and 5q13.3-q35.3 and gains of 7p11.2-q11.23 and 20q13.12-q13.2 were correlated with higher...

Ultracapacitors (UCs) are the focus of increasing attention in electric vehicle and renewable energy system applications due to their excellent performance in terms of power density, efficiency, and lifespan. Modeling and parameterization of UCs play an important role in model-based regulation and management for a reliable and safe operation. In this paper, an equivalent circuit model template ...

Uniaxial compressive strength (UCS) is considered to be one of the important parameters in rock engineering projects. In order to determine UCS, direct and indirect techniques are employed. In the direct approach, UCS is determined from the laboratory UCS test. In indirect techniques determine UCS based on the nondestructive test findings which can be easily and quickly performed and require re...